----* BilingualBonus: In the [[http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=342 Medieval Film]], one character is called "Jacques de la Chapeau", which means "Jack the Hat".[[note]]There was a London gangster called Jack 'The Hat' [=McVitie=], who was one of the two confirmed victims of the notorious LondonGangster siblings the Kray Brothers, but this might not be an intentional ShoutOut.[[/note]] There's also "Jean-Louis de Fenêtre" (Jean-Louis the Window) and "Jean Luc Le Beurre" (Jean Luc the Butter.)* CrazyAwesome: "[[http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=300 ... And the wingspan of an ALBATROSS!]]"* CrossesTheLineTwice:-->'''Peasant''': ''(waggling a head on a pike)'' Does this pike make my head look fat?\\''Cue WTF face''.\\'''Peasant''': Someone ask if she's laughing.* EnsembleDarkhorse: Fat Pony, who has become the most requested character. Also, the Mystery Solving Teens.* GeniusBonus: The entire comic is basically built upon this. What ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'' is to science and computer humor, ''Hark! A Vagrant'' is to history and literature.* HilariousInHindsight: ** Ms. Beaton mentioned that a lot of fans drew a comparison between the "WWII Hunks" comic and ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''.** The "Mystery Solving Teens" bear a resemblance to Mike and Chuck from WesternAnimation/{{Motorcity}}, even though they predate the show.* MemeticMutation:** Pissed-off Poe has become a relatively popular reaction image for them ImageBoards. ** Also, "Jam!" within ''Literature/SherlockHolmes'' fandom.** The Joyce comic bobbles up and down in popularity as /lit/'s mascot.** There are ''countless'' "[[http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=120 Oooh Mr/Mrs X]]: A Fanfiction" edits.** Some enterprising individual did a [[http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/122799-ooh-mister-x WatsonxJam]] "Ooh, Mr. X: A Fanfiction".** [[http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=326 "Aw yiss. Motha. Fuckin. Bread crumbs."]]** "What Baby?" comes up in some sections of ''Series/DoctorWho'' fandom after some developments in series 6.T** [[http://harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=309 I had fun once and it was awful]]** [[http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=176 "Then I will sit here consumed with lust for the rest of the evening."]] ** "Old as ''balls''" has been adopted as a punchline for many jokes.* TearJerker: ** [[http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=232 This interaction]] between Kate Beaton and her younger self.** The strip with Marat can be seen as this for his innocence.** The [[http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=7 strip about Henry II and Thomas Becket]]. To put it in Beaton's own words, it might be the saddest thing ever.** [[http://www.harkavagrant.com/loss.png This strip]] about the death of a young man in Beaton's home town is very poignant.** [[http://harkavagrant.com/mothersdaycomic.png Kate's mother's day comic]] about her mother taking her to a local artist in attempt to get a sponsorship for art school, only for the artist [[AnimationAgeGhetto to be an elitist twat who has a low opinion of "comics".]] Her mother's heartwarming affirmation after and her dad's [[BlatantLies sage advice]] add to it.